Q: Is 268,308 a Composite Number?

 A: Yes, 268,308 is a composite number.

Why is 268,308 a composite number?

A composite number is a number that can be divided evenly by more numbers than 1 and itself. It is the opposite of a prime number.

The number 268,308 can be evenly divided by 1 2 3 4 6 9 12 18 29 36 58 87 116 174 257 261 348 514 522 771 1,028 1,044 1,542 2,313 3,084 4,626 7,453 9,252 14,906 22,359 29,812 44,718 67,077 89,436 134,154 and 268,308, with no remainder.

Since 268,308 cannot be divided by just 1 and 268,308, it is a composite number.


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  • All positive natural numbers are either a prime number or a composite number (except the number 1, which is neither).

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